L2 Counsel was co-counsel for 174 Power Global, a subsidiary of Hanwha Energy Corporation of Korea, in a utility scale solar and storage project joint venture with an affiliate of Total of France to produce 1.6GW of renewable energy plants.
San Francisco, CA (PRUnderground) January 27th, 2021
Solar-plus-storage developer 174 Power Global, a subsidiary of Hanwha Energy Corporation of Korea, has entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of French energy conglomerate Total, to develop utility-scale solar and storage projects with a total capacity of 1.6GW in the United States.
The plants, which are to all be completed by 2024, will be constructed in Texas, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming, and Virginia. The projects were sourced from 174 Power Global’s strong development pipeline.
The in-house legal team at 174 Power Global was led by general counsel Carolyn Byun and vice president of legal Pauline Ung. L2 Counsel, P.C. was co-counsel for 174 Power Global, together with Amis Patel & Brewer, Stoel Rives and DLA Piper. The L2 Counsel team was led by Louis Lehot, alongside Natasha Allen and Nicole Hatcher.
Louis Lehot of L2 Counsel, said, “We are excited to be a part of what is a significant step for the renewables and storage market.”
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About 174 Power Global
174 Power Global is a leading solar and energy storage project developer focused on North America’s utility and C&I energy markets. The company is wholly owned by the Hanwha Group, and has offices in Houston, Irvine, California and New York City. With deep expertise across the full spectrum of the project development cycle, 174 Power Global works closely with utilities,landowners, local communities, financial investors, and other partners to build highly productive, utility scale and C&I solar power plants throughout North America. Since its formation in 2017, 174 Power Global has signed over 3 gigawatts (GW) of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with more than 8 GW of additional solar projects and 10GWh of ESS projects in the
development pipeline.
About Total
Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, our ambition is to become the responsible energy major.
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